| Barsapara Cricket Stadium | |||||||
 The Barsapara Cricket Stadium under floodlights | |||||||
| Ground information | |||||||
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| Location | Barsapara, Guwahati, Assam | ||||||
| Coordinates | 26°8′42″N 91°44′11″E / 26.14500°N 91.73639°E | ||||||
| Establishment | 2012 | ||||||
| Capacity | 46,000[1][2][3] | ||||||
| Owner | Assam Cricket Association | ||||||
| Architect | Klorophyll (India) Sports Turf Technology & Construction Pvt. Ltd. | ||||||
| Operator | Assam Cricket Association | ||||||
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| Media End Pavilion End | |||||||
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| First ODI | 21 October 2018: India v  West Indies | ||||||
| Last ODI | 10 January 2023: India v  Sri Lanka | ||||||
| First T20I | 10 October 2017: India v  Australia | ||||||
| Last T20I | 28 November 2023: India v Australia | ||||||
| First WT20I | 4 March 2019: India v  England | ||||||
| Last WT20I | 9 March 2019: India v England | ||||||
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| As of 28 November 2023 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |||||||
The Assam Cricket Association Stadium, also known as Barsapara Cricket Stadium) and officially named Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium,[4] is a cricket stadium in Barsapara, Guwahati, Assam, India.[5] It is the home ground of the Assam cricket team and is owned and operated by the Assam Cricket Association. The stadium has a maximum capacity extendable to 55,000 spectators.[1][2][3]
Former Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the stadium on 10 October 2017. The arena hosts domestic and international cricket matches. It became India's 49th international cricket venue.[6] The first international cricket match played here was a T20I between India and Australia in 2017, which was won by Australia. [7] It is the largest sports stadium in north-eastern India.
It hosted the Indian Premier League's matches for the first time in April 2023, with the Rajasthan Royals playing two home games in the stadium as its second home venue.[2] This initiative was put forth by the BCCI to have a cricketing impact in Northeast India.[8]
- ^ a b "Cricket Venues and Grounds". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 - Media Guide" (PDF). ICC. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b "About ACA". assamcricket.com. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Sports Venues | Assam State Portal".
- ^ "New guwahati station". The Times of India. 8 October 2017.
- ^ "International cricket venues in India". The Hindu. 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "IPL 2023: Indian Premier League 2023 schedule announced there will be a ..." Loksatta.[permanent dead link]